(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:35:30

Faint"ing (?), n.

Syncope, or loss of consciousness owing to a sudden arrest of the blood supply to the brain, the face becoming pallid, the respiration feeble, and the heat's beat weak.

Fainting fit, a fainting or swoon; syncope. [Colloq.]

 

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